Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Maldives
Maldives: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 536.91 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
536.91 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
21st
of 192 countries
All-time high
536.91 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
All-time low
55.67 kilograms per year per capita
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Maldives stood at 536.91 kilograms per year per capita. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 90.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Maldives peaked at 536.91 kilograms per year per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.67 kilograms per year per capita, in 1992.
Maldives ranks 21st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 201.18 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 210.23 kilograms per year per capita | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 218.74 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 226.77 kilograms per year per capita | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 232.18 kilograms per year per capita | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 247.47 kilograms per year per capita | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 243.46 kilograms per year per capita | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 240.6 kilograms per year per capita | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 238.11 kilograms per year per capita | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 245.8 kilograms per year per capita | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 264.48 kilograms per year per capita | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 274.94 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 270.75 kilograms per year per capita | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 268.7 kilograms per year per capita | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 263.81 kilograms per year per capita | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 265 kilograms per year per capita | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 259.12 kilograms per year per capita | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 255.44 kilograms per year per capita | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 248.75 kilograms per year per capita | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 245.25 kilograms per year per capita | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 238.9 kilograms per year per capita | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 246.33 kilograms per year per capita | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 254.02 kilograms per year per capita | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 251.29 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 246.62 kilograms per year per capita | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 250.64 kilograms per year per capita | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 239.45 kilograms per year per capita | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 238.31 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 270.3 kilograms per year per capita | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 58.35 kilograms per year per capita | -78.4% |
| 1991 | 59.25 kilograms per year per capita | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 55.67 kilograms per year per capita | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 78.94 kilograms per year per capita | +41.8% |
| 1994 | 107.04 kilograms per year per capita | +35.6% |
| 1995 | 118.48 kilograms per year per capita | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 123.68 kilograms per year per capita | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 126.55 kilograms per year per capita | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 141.69 kilograms per year per capita | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 129.22 kilograms per year per capita | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 157.52 kilograms per year per capita | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 158.17 kilograms per year per capita | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 160.09 kilograms per year per capita | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 173.93 kilograms per year per capita | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 184.63 kilograms per year per capita | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 171.79 kilograms per year per capita | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 209.2 kilograms per year per capita | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 200.57 kilograms per year per capita | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 211.7 kilograms per year per capita | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 174.16 kilograms per year per capita | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 279.03 kilograms per year per capita | +60.2% |
| 2011 | 267.11 kilograms per year per capita | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 279.15 kilograms per year per capita | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 281.67 kilograms per year per capita | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 329.04 kilograms per year per capita | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 307.69 kilograms per year per capita | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 404.86 kilograms per year per capita | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 393.65 kilograms per year per capita | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 339.12 kilograms per year per capita | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 446.01 kilograms per year per capita | +31.5% |
| 2020 | 286.02 kilograms per year per capita | -35.9% |
| 2021 | 456.17 kilograms per year per capita | +59.5% |
| 2022 | 516.29 kilograms per year per capita | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 536.91 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 536.91 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 279.72 kilograms per year per capita, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 536.91 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for South Asia, which is 214.28 kilograms per year per capita, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -78.4% | 270.3 kilograms per year per capita | 58.35 kilograms per year per capita |
| 2010 | +60.2% | 174.16 kilograms per year per capita | 279.03 kilograms per year per capita |
| 2021 | +59.5% | 286.02 kilograms per year per capita | 456.17 kilograms per year per capita |
| 1993 | +41.8% | 55.67 kilograms per year per capita | 78.94 kilograms per year per capita |
| 2020 | -35.9% | 446.01 kilograms per year per capita | 286.02 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 228.75 kilograms per year per capita | 201.18 kilograms per year per capita | 247.47 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 261.68 kilograms per year per capita | 245.8 kilograms per year per capita | 274.94 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 248.11 kilograms per year per capita | 238.31 kilograms per year per capita | 270.3 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.89 kilograms per year per capita | 55.67 kilograms per year per capita | 141.69 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 180.18 kilograms per year per capita | 157.52 kilograms per year per capita | 211.7 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 332.73 kilograms per year per capita | 267.11 kilograms per year per capita | 446.01 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 448.85 kilograms per year per capita | 286.02 kilograms per year per capita | 536.91 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 18 Belgium 585.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 19 Laos 552.19 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 20 Azerbaijan 537.81 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 22 Libya 529.67 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 23 Vietnam 524.22 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 518.85 kilograms per year per capita compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Maldives?
- Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Maldives was 536.91 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 536.91 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.67 kilograms per year per capita in 1992.
- How does Maldives rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Maldives ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.